Slavery in LIU03

America 3

Word Formation: Use the word in brackets to form a new word that fits in
each space.

European (1) ______________________ (TRADE) brought the first slaves from Africa
to the new colonies in the 1600s. After (2) ______________________ (ARRIVE) in the
New World, they were bought by white masters and had to work on large cotton
and tobacco farms in the South. They didn’t get any money for their work and (3)
______________________ (LIFE) conditions were very bad. The economy of the South
was (4) ______________________ (DEPEND) on slaves.

Slave work was very difficult. Most women cooked, cleaned the house and raised
the children of their white masters. Men were trained to be carpenters or
masons. Most of them, however, were farm (5) ______________________ (LABOUR)
who planted and harvested crops.

Not all Blacks in America were slaves. “Free Blacks” lived and worked in big
American cities but they had very few rights. Expressing (6) ______________________
(POLITICS) views, carrying guns and (7) ______________________ (MEET) with white
people was forbidden.

Americans in the northern states thought that (8) ______________________ (SLAVE)

shouldn’t be allowed in a free country. As time went on more and more people
joined in the fight to liberate slaves. These (9) ______________________ (ABOLISH)
helped slaves escape to the North through secret routes. This system was called
the Underground Railway.

In 1860 Abraham Lincoln won the (10) ______________________ (ELECT) and

became President of the United States. He was (11) ______________________
(STRONG) against slavery. Many southern states withdrew from the union and
formed their own country – the Confederate States of America. It was the
beginning of the Civil War, which lasted until 1865.

In 1863 Abraham Lincoln abolished slavery in the Emancipation Proclamation.

The northern states won the Civil War and American slaves were free.
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European (1) traders (TRADE) brought the first slaves from Africa to the new
colonies in the 1600s. After (2) arrival/arriving (ARRIVE) in the New World, they
were bought by white masters and had to work on large cotton and tobacco
farms in the South. They didn’t get any money for their work and (3) living (LIFE)
conditions were very bad. The economy of the South was (4) dependent
(DEPEND) on slaves.

Slave work was very difficult. Most women cooked, cleaned the house and raised
the children of their white masters. Men were trained to be carpenters or
masons. Most of them, however, were farm (5) labourers (LABOUR) who
planted and harvested crops.

Not all Blacks in America were slaves. “Free Blacks” lived and worked in big
American cities but they had very few rights. Expressing (6) political (POLITICS)
views, carrying guns and (7) meeting (MEET) with white people was forbidden.

Americans in the northern states thought that (8) slavery (SLAVE) shouldn’t be
allowed in a free country. As time went on more and more people joined in the
fight to liberate slaves. These (9) abolitionists (ABOLISH) helped slaves escape
to the North through secret routes. This system was called the Underground
Railway.

In 1860 Abraham Lincoln won the (10) election (ELECT) and became President
of the United States. He was (11) strongly (STRONG) against slavery. Many
southern states withdrew from the union and formed their own country – the
Confederate States of America. It was the beginning of the Civil War, which
lasted until 1865.

In 1863 Abraham Lincoln abolished slavery in the Emancipation Proclamation.

The northern states won the Civil War and American slaves were free.